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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-10-01
A Female SmuggIer.

New YORK, Sept. 27.-Among the
passengers who arrived on the steam
ship La Gascogne Sunday was a
Boston drsssmaker name Miss M.
Kennedy When her baggage~had
been placed on the dock she opened
one of trunks, and taking out a
silk dress, carelessly threw it on the
floor. Then she quickly picked up a
box that had LAID under the dress
and handed it TO man who started
to place it in his trunk which had
BEEN passed. The move was seen
by special custom officers, who seiz-
ed the box and arrested the woman
and man. The box contained four
handsome hand embroidered dresses
worth several hundred dollars each.
The dress that had been thrown
aside was found to be lined with
costly laces and silk and satin dress
goods. An inspectress found that
Miss Kennedy had laces, silks, ETC.,
to the value of several thousand dol
lars concealed on her person.
The Boston woman's other bag
gage, three trunks and packing
case were seized, but not opened.
The goods discovered are valued at
$1,000. 1t is thought that the other
baggage will yield as much more.
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Eek. Coy. Porter Against PrOhi-
bitiOn.

NASHVILLE, TENN, Sept. 27.--Re-
plying to friend, who a few days
before his departure from Washing
ton, advised Ex-Gov. Porter not to
return until after the Prohibition
election, on theground that if he ex
pressed an opinion on the subject his
future political prospect might be in
jured. Gov. Porter, in a letter made
public today, says: II understand
the peril by which public men are be-
set in Tennessee, but / am no wise
responsible for the issue that has
been with so much unwisdom pre-
cipitated upon the country. | will
not evade or avoid my duty at the
ballot-box, and intend to vote
against the proposed amendment"
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Mr.. Jefferson Davis is an aged man
and no citizen, but those facts do not
dull the keenness of his comment on
Senator Reagan's argument for pro-
hibition drawn from the prohibition
Of our first parents to eat the fruit of
the tree in the Garden of Eden He
observes that the tree was not de-
stroyed, $50 as to make it impossible
that our first parents could eat of the
fruit" On the contrary, "they were
left as free agents to their moral re-
sponsibility," to eat or not, as they
saw fit. A penalty was attached to
the violation of acommand, but their
personal liberty was not abridged.
Mr.. Davis thinks it "a misuse of
terms to describe the commission of
crime as the exercise of personal lib
erty." Laws for the punishment of
crime are not, he thinks, abridgments
of personal liberty. They are rather
the guardians of the natural rights
which in state of society might be
violated by the evil-disposed. In
concluding Mr.. Davis asks the Sena-
tor how he, having fought in two
waIs for the independence of Texas,
would relish period of "domiciliary
visits, spies. informers and foreign
officials" such as must arise when
prohibition shall have been establish
cd by federal legislation.
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HEDGEsvILLE.

Miss Kate Bowen, who has been
visiting her mother, has returned
to her home.
Miss Agnes Eversole is sojourn-
ing in the city of Monuments, the
guest of Mrs. Gardner.
Mr.. J. T. Miller after a long re
spite from railroad labor resumed
his duties ON Monday last.
DR.. nj. S. Butler and wife made a
flying visit to Berryville during the
past week.
Among late arrivals are Mrs. DR..
Smoke, Mrs. s. J. Chrisman, Mrs.
Mary, daughter of Daniel Mohler.
Mr.. John Hull and sisters drove to
Berkeley Springs on Tuesday last
from this village.
We learn that Mr.. John Goodman
of Back Creek, lost a child on the
81 inst, from malignant Typhoid
fever, inferred in Tomahawk GENE
terry.
Mr.. Samuel Keesecker, of Peters
burg will be temporarily in the viii
lage the coming week.
Rev. level will hold services in
the Protestant Episcopal Church
Sunday next, when the holy COM
munion will be celebrated
REPORTER.
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Inspector RiIey's Head Broken with a
Poker by a Woman.

LIMERICK, Sept. u Military and
police were present to-day at the evic-
ton of Michael Lane aud family from
their holding on Colonel Meadows
estate nj Ardnacrusha. The Lanes
made stubborn resistance, and dur
ing the struggle Mrs. Laue, with
poker, split open the skull Of Inspec-
tor Riley, who was directing the work
of eviction. Mrs. Lane, her husband
and brother were arrested.
When the police Threatened his
place Lane dared them to come on.
Whsn they advanced he fought them
with club. His brother in law as
sisted him to resist the police They
weue finally overcome by the police
and their arms were held and they
were beaten into u condition of nom
resistance with the butt ends Of gnns.
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CORRESPONDENCE
MOUNT ZION.
Seeding.
Frost has been here.

Seeding.
Frost has been here.
Apple butter boilings are scarce.
The apples are not to be had.
Our efficient road surveyor, Mr..
William Fl. Myers, is certainly the
right man in the right place, at least
he knows how to put the work IN
the right place, as evidenced by the
good work that he has done on the
road leading from here to your city.
The road on both sides of the Spa
Spring Run was in very rough
state, but Mr.. M. has made the
rough places smooth, and now 1T is
a pleasure to drive over road which
heretofore it was almost punish
ment to have to travel over.
Our school is progressing finely,
and now has an enrolment Of thirty
three.
While at church last Sunday we
noticed three schoolmarms in con-
sultation, in front of the church.
They were Mr.. Fulk, of our SHOOT;
Mr.. Vanmetre, of the Smoketown
school, and Mr.. Evans, of the "Grid
iron Academy" The urchins had
better look little OUT for probably
this council of"knights of the birch"
bodies them no good.
Miss Bessie Baker is pupil at
Miss Bette Wiltshire's school, in
Martinsburg, and Mr.. Cecil Baker
has returned to Richmond College,
for another year.
49," of Bunker Hill, came near
to the source of much of our "hard
timeD in his article in last weeks
INDEPENDENT. hope that he may
give us some more of the same sort.
It is just such common sense talk
that is needed. QUAD.
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Saved His Life.

Mr. ID. I. Wilcoxson, OF Horse Cave
Ky, says he was. for many years, bad
ly afflicted with Phthisic, also Dlab-tes
the pains w-I,' almot nnendurab|e and
wouls sometimes almost throw him IN.
To cnuvulsicns. lie tried Electric BIT
terA ana got elief from The battle ana
afgsr taking xix bottles, WAS entirely
sused. and had gained flesh eightsrh
sounds. SAYS he positively believed he
would have ased, had u nor been for
the relief afforded By Electric Bittrrs.
Sold at ii ly ctpt-a no liz ~ Il. z. VIII
Jams, IT., u Bro
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Charters Granted Inn West Vir
ginia.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept. 2S.-The
secretary of State today granted char
tiers to the Harper's Ferry and Boil
var Association No. ald Alaska Coal
and Coke Company. TIE former
starts with capital Of two thousand
dollars, With its principa. office at
Harper's Ferry, while tbs latter will
do business at Alaska. with capital
of fifteen thousand dollars.
Elmore Timberiake killed Sam
Bell ut Kanawha Falls yesterday
evening They were colored walters
ut the hotel. Tnpberlake is under
arrest,
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The Democratic Programme.
THE POSITION THE PARTY WILL TAKE ON
THE REVENUE QUESTION STATED.
Cincinnatf Enquirer ( Deml.

THE REVENUE QUESTION STATED.
Cincinnati Enquirer Dem).
Upon the frs Monday of Deem
Der, the 9th day Of that month. the
Fiftieth Congress will a sembls, &C.
cording to law, Among its first SER
ious business win be the selection of
a speaker. 1t will doubtless choose
John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky. The
legality of Mr.. Carllsle's election to
this Congress has been contested,
but his attorneys considered the case
against him so weak that they took
no testimony.
After Mr.. Carlisle is elected speak
er lie will call to the chair Hon.
William ID. Kelley, of Pennsylvania,
and ask him to appoint committee
to investigate his election. As Mr..
Kelley is q Republican, an ultra Pro-
tectionist and the oldest member of
the House, this will probably be sat
isfactory to the country. After all
this is settled then will come the
great struggle as to the reduction
of the war taxes. We are prepared
to state what the position of the
Democratic party will be on that.
1t will ask that the internal reven-
ue tax on whiskey be maintained.
It will ask that the internal revenue
tax on tobacco, except as to cigars,
be removed. 1t will ask that the
tariff be reduced, not "horizontally,'
but as to certain raw material and
as to others not wholly manufactur.
ed which enter into the daily con-
sumption of our people as necessar-
les Of life Upon this platform the
Democratic party in the House OF
Representatives of the Fiftieth Con.
gress will fight. And they will
spare no exertion and hesitate at no
sacrifice which may secure it's adop
ton.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. ga sen
sational scene occurred OH Main
Street TO night. Mrs. Mary Il. Nc-
Nasty. wifi. of tnrn tnre dealer here,
cowhided tho wife Of John Brown.
The cowhiding was severe one, and
is likely to bs the subject OF an inves-
tigation before magistrate The
canse Of the trouble is reported to
have hesn suspicion Of Mrs. Nasty
regarding her husbands relations
with Mrs. Brown.
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The Richest Man in the World.

would be poor without health. The
diving millionaire cousumptive would
exchange all he il worth for new lease
of life, He could have had it for song
had he used Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medi-
cal Discovery" before The disease had
reached it's last stages. This wonderful
preparation is positive cure for con
sumption if taken in time. For All dis
eases of the throat and lungs Il Ii AR7
tQualed. AN druggists
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w eii'.xe 10 sell "a- Nav 81 CHai =
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averaged 81 a ia Ia ,ar IN W. Il
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xl25iu ia werAs sh, n-ys nvas.,e. z
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villa ,nly 200 Send tr 'nruiAfs Il
YIN rnl j. caavass y'ny ah darirt
Nol caa meke from S25 y - i'eioie
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G..eAgo, ~ a'P' 49,
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English Climate Knock Out
The Indians.

New YORK, Sept. 27.-Nine ofthe
Buffalo Bin Indians arrived from
England today and left this even
ing for Nebraska. They could not
stand the English climate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-14
NOT TIC HTS

There Is no reason why our erudite contemporary,
The Sun, should not discuss theatrical tights
since il finds the theme allurng. II IL has light to
throw IN that direction, the dramatic world Will
doubtless welcome 1t. But the light should be
genuine not misleading, like an il-adiusted rail-
way lantern. IL is bad journalism to assume that
because a subject is trivial its treatment may
therefore be careless and inaccurate Moreover.
when tho correct attire Of one OF Shakespeare's
characters Is brought into question. the matter
ceases to be entirely trivial. The Sun assures its
readers that tights, without boots" belong to the
" historically accepted dress" Of Rosalind in "As
You Like It," and points to the garb adopted by
certain popular actresses as "the natural and
proper costume" The fact is that no actress, now
adays. makes the slightest attempt to dress Rosa
lind naturally or properly. Whatever else that
adventurous lady msy or may not have worn. she
certainly did not roam about the forest Of Arden
in silk tights. She speaks Of her "doublet and
hose" but tho hose OF her period were not silk
tights nor anything resembling them. Those neat
fitting integuments are used because they are az
traotive to the modern eye, and not because they
are warranted by medI@va usage. public teach
er like The Sun ought to know better than to en-
courage the vanity of actresses at the cost Of artis
tic honesty and truthfulness
IL makes the additional mistake Of censuring q
particular representative OF the part for wearing
tall BOOTS" whereas these appendages are not
only justified by historical authority, but have also
the merit of common sense to recommend them. LII
Rosalind had arrayed herself as we are accustomed
to SEQ her upon the stage. IN less than week she
would have had nothing to covor her legs. In
shakespeare's day the players did not know what
silk tights were. They began to be used at a time
when dainty establishment Of tho person was more
highly considered than accuracy or proprlety OF
costume-when tho latter, indeed. was totally dis
regarded. For characters like Rosaiind they are
absolute anachronisms, as The Sun will discover
when 1t investigates the subject moro exhaus-
fiYelY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-14
AUYILIARY NAVY FLEETS.

The arrangement recently made between the
British Admiralty and the White Star Line in
connection with the mail-caTying contract,
whereby the Government secures the employ
mcnt Of its steamers ut "peacc prices" in the
emergency of war; is simply revcrting TO an
old practice The White Star owners engage
10 construct new vessels. specially adapted for
armed cruisers the owners thereof to receive
an annual subycnton for carrying the mails
When the first mail contract was given 10 the
Cunard Line, fifty years ago, it was stipulated
that tho vessels should be built in accordance
with plans approved by the Admiralty and
under tho direct supervision Of Government
officers. This stipulation was in force until
the subsidy was withdrawn, the general idea
being that the mail boats were TO be convert
IDLE into troop-ships In the event Of war. With
the lapse Of the subsidy this control was lost.
Negotiations arc said to he pending with the
Cunard Line looking 10 similar arrangement
as with tho White Star Company. Thus the
Government hopes TO avoid repetition OF the
costly experience Of the spring Of 1855, when
the Admiralty influenced by tho prospect of
maritime war, proceeded TO engage a number
Of the largest Transatlantic steamers and fitted
them up as armed cruisers The cost of tax
ing up fourteen steamships at that time ex-
ceeded $2,5OO.OOO. One Of these vessels was
the National Line steamship America Gcccntly
sod to the Italian Government for a fast
cruiser), the hire Of which cost about $3.50 600
in addition 10 the $4,000 expended On her
fittings.
The idea Of providing an auxiliary feet is
not confined to the English Government 1t
| was on May 81, 1888. that Secretary Of the
Navy William +. Chandler issued an order to
the Naval Board Of Inspection 10 obtain "a
list and description Of those steamers Of our
mercantile marine which In time of need might
be called upon at once for service as auxiliary
cruisers, transports or for special purposes. :"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-14
THE Talk OF THE DAY.

An Irish gentleman staying al the Fifth Avenue
Hotel SAID tho other day "your newspapers hers
making much ado ABOUT transferring rabbits eyes
TO mems heads Why chat Is tame operation com
pared with what WA done BY friend OF mine tho
County Limerick last year. THIS eminent oc ulist-
whose name might rs Well DO Morlarty any thing else
had Just taken out the eyes OF womon to clean and
laced them on saucer while engaged with the
when. unfortunately. they were pOunccd upon by a
avOrlto cat ana swallowed. But tho ocuiist dld not
oso ms presence OF nina he sened the cat ana DO
you o0Glu ia. koUnIsOu whipped out hureyes
ana transferred them 10 the vacant holes the head
his patient with that skill which Justly
celebrated. AS Tor woman, she was enTaptureu
when sho found tnat though IN u DARK room, she
Gould well as WIN tho ushJ VI thousand
lamps Tho tame ot tho doctor spread TAR ana wide
after this, nor Iessened when u month later
mrs Oh Icapea into tho INer after . Dig wafer
rat anu was drowned"
lie wac not a man OF metaphors, bat no had
hun az bag ~ LOAD VI sttdW anu ne was
the usual way.
II Itye you.r he SAID 10 her he, ltltIngly.
NO yoI Mt, sno r'phod. win pieased con
sclOusness Ot supremacy.
"Nes / do love you harder than-than-than-"
"1han "hIti sug sested as he came to "A dead
stop at II loss Tor n simlle.
Harder Jpan-Jnan a woman can throw a stove
III at her husband"
1T was scarcely appropriate at such time, but
love laughs AT rhetoric ana he got the girl Nv ash
A fcrvld Democrat OF this city accounts for tho
partial suDshiPpce OF tho I'M "aCCm by saying that
1t held in solution the great heart or the peo-
pie but that whom tho proper time cys-
talllzo INTO the most beautiful and vote-catchng
forms This thought IL very pretty, but Governor
iilrs friends should not work 1t too much crystals
are about tho de adost things In nature.
John Bun ana General Butler do not seem TO
agree In their option OF irish landlords
An intelligent jury OF DoDie white mon III Edsencid
County, s. g., has acquitted white recently
murdered q young coiorcd Toy. In~ boy naa peen
guilty some time before OF ilsJenig to tho vito OF the
wnlte man play OF tho accord Mr. Grady's New
yet In Edgeheid County.
al shall go TO Labraf0r for tho salmon this year,
"Ncwy Jolly. / shall shoot tho mewy gwouse, my
boy, In scotland"
"lIave you got moor |"
wen, no. nut 4 bwan new SUIT or sheppard
MAID twonsaws. and Scotch tcwwiaw, ye KnUw -
(Iown Topics.
Another indication that Philadelphia Intends 70 walh
nm and "husUo' like other American cities. IL expect
soon tho biggest and altogether most gorgeous
hotel IN tho United satea.
Tho Rev. Dr. Ink, rector of Trinity Church, recently
preached o sermon, and q powerful ono, too, on
| "Chrlstlan Unity ana invited oil tho minister's III
town 70 attend, sending q personal Invitation. low
~ them responded. one doughty Presbyterian con
troverstillst said "a know what he wants-that the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-14
ORNOyDE BECOME A ROARER.

The champion OF the English turf. the invineible
Ormonde has become o "roarer.' Tho horse OF
the century, which never met his match In flesh
and blood. has at last run poor second To
triumphant Disease. Overtaken rs he enters the
homestretch Of glorious career he Is cut down
I'm his prime by an unconquerable foe, and the
news OF his defeat will be heard with unqualified
regret throughout tie sporting world.
When tho unbcaten two year-old OF 1855 md
tho winner OF the triple crown OF 1885 showed ut
tho second October meeting at Newmarket last
year that he was touched in his wind. II was be-
Iicyed by his owner and trimmer that the colts
wonderful C Institution would enable him to over
come tho malady that has retired many OF Eng
lands famous thoroughbreds But Ormonde has
succumbed From some cause his respiratory organs
have become affected, and thiclSening OF the
membranes OF his throat has made him as noisy
his lcct predecessor Prince Charlie, winner OF
the Two Thousand in 1872.
In announcing the casualty the Duke OF West
minister sounds tho dcath-,nel OF many hopes OF
In ,lish turfmcn for Ormonic WIS destined, nc
cording to the expectation Of the racing world.
to be the sire Of future kings and queens OF the
turf ENGLISH spcrtsnen do not believe that the
Duke will breed from horse which, notwithstand-
ing his invinciblo career, is tainted by hcrcd
itary mandy. and II Is already suggested In case
he elects 10 part with Ormonde, that tho COLI DC
sent 10 Australia, where purchaser can be found
without difficulty 1t IS said that English roarers.
when sent 90 the Anupodcs, lose that mnlady.
II Ormondo could DO cured IN Australia why
could he not be cured In America Is Australian
air better or purcr than tho air OF Kentucky or
California Would the pride Of kinSsclere thrive
better In the brush OF the vast island-continent
than in the bluegrass region or on tho fertilp
sIoncs az the pncinc coast
A month ago spirited turfman offered 100000
for Ormonde, and rumor alleged that larger
sum would GLADLY have been paid for him In more
than one qunrtcr n the Duke OF Westminster could
have been induced to part with him The fact
that $4,000 was given for The Bard. whom
Ormonde defeated without difficulty for the Derby.
renders IL probable that the successor OF West
Australian Gladiator and Lord Lyon TO the tripls
crown would have been knocked down at an I'M
paralleIcd figure had he been offered for sale
under the hammer Ornonde broken down would
be far better thnn Ormonde touched In the wind.
but even for tho latter there American breeders
who would mike strong bid, supported by the
belief that here his malady could DO cured. What
evcr his affection, Ormonde's name will live for
eyer in the annals OF the turf none but himself
could be his parallel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-14
RTRYING THE WIRES.

There are many reasons why tho Legislature
should hesitate to commit the control OF the sub
ways in this city to the Department of Public
Works That Department already has enor-
nous responsibilities and an immense variety
and extent Of interests In its charge 1t Is
stcadfastly and consistently used to promote
the prosperity and increase the strength OF the
Democratic party. It's work is 50 diversified
and far-rcaching that It has fully as much in
its charge as it can properly look after. especial
ly as a great scheme for repaving the city Is
proposed.
In another column OF this Issue President
Hess. Of the Subway Commission. presents
some arguments for keeping the subways in
the hands of those who have brought the under
taking to It's present stage There Is much
force In what he says There has been no
faint Of partisanshp or corruption In what the
Commissioners have done. and the progress
they have made has apparently given satisiac-
ton both to the companies and to the public.
II is for tho Legislature to consider carefully
whether more will not 10 gained by keeping
this important enterprise in tho competent and
experienced hands which have carried 1t thus
far, than by turning ~ over to ovcrburdened
city officials who will try to make what capita
they can out OF it for the Democratic party.